August Bank Holiday - How to find a cheap holiday
August Bank Holiday weekend is the most popular time of the year for a holiday abroad so it is perhaps not surprising that prices remain high and holiday availability is limited. The only way to get a cheap August bank holiday deal is to book early or to be very flexible in terms of holiday destination, accommodation and flight times. Because the August bank holiday is within the school summer holidays it is not the easiest time to find a cheap family holiday deals abroad. Taking a summer holiday either side of the August Bank holiday weekend may make it cheaper (albeit only slightly).
August Bank Holiday Breaks - virtually guaranteed warm sunshine
Along with the Easter holidays , Christmas holiday and the New Year Holiday period the August bank holiday weekend is one of the most important times of the holiday season. Summer holiday destinations popular at this time of the year include Greece and The Greek Islands, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey and in the western Mediterranean The Spanish Costas, The Balearic islands, Portugal and Tunisia. These summer holiday destinations virtually guarantee warm sunshine over the August bank holiday weekend.
August Bank Holiday Breaks- Allocated on Arrival offers
If available, allocated on arrival deals over the August bank holiday weekend offer the chance of a cheap deal but this means being flexible in terms of choice of destination, resort and possibly board basis. With an allocated on arrival holiday deal (also known as Square Deals, Sun Deals, Late Deals etc) you will not know where you will be staying until you get to the destination airport but you do still stand a chance of a cheap August Bank Holiday break somewhere hot.
Bank & Public Holiday Dates
| England and Wales |
2009 |
2010 |
| New Year's Day |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Good Friday |
10 Apr |
2 Apr |
| Easter Monday |
13 Apr |
5 Apr |
| Early May Bank Holiday |
4 May |
3 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday |
25 May |
31 May |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
31 Aug |
30 Aug |
| Christmas Day |
25 Dec |
28 Dec |
| Boxing Day |
28 Dec |
27 Dec |
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